Etymology

schmegeggy

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Today it means: An idiot; a jerk. Full definition →

Yiddish שמעגעגע
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  1. Yiddish · derived fromשמעגעגע
  2. English todayschmegeggy

From Yiddish שמעגעגע (shmegege).

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